ATF Flashcards
Which of the following is within the role of Advanced Technician Firefighter?
Coordinate an interior attack line team
The fire prevention bureau of most fire departments provides which of the following services?
Fire inspections
The __________ is responsible for all fire department function
Fire Chief
An optimum Span of Control occurs when a leader manages no more than ___________ subordinate
5
Unity of Command occurs when:
A member reports to one designated leader
The strategic level of ICS
Establishes overall objectives
The
____________ will assume command of the incident scene
First arriving office or senior firefighter
The initial radio report transmitted on arrival should include:
Fire conditions visible
When possible, transfer of command should occur:
Face to face
Select the correct number of the NFPA Standard for Professional firefighter
1001
Smoke from a structure fire is evaluated for:
Volume, velocity, density and color
The rate of heat release can be
determined by observing the smokes:
Velocity
Which smoke flow is more hazardous?
Turbulent
White smoke generally indicates:
Release of moisture in fuel
Brown smoke generally indicates:
The burning of wood
“Black Fire” best describes:
High volume, high velocity, turbulent, ultra-dense black smoke
The department as a whole cannot be effective in its firefighting safety effort without ____________
A team approach
The ______________ monitor and assesses safety hazards or unsafe situations and develops measures for ensuring personnel safety
Incident Safety Officer
National Fire Protection
Association (NFPA) 1521 is the Standard for:
Incident Safety Officer
Within the ICS, Incident Safety Officer is a member of
The Command Staff
A system or means by which an Incident Commander (IC) can know what personnel are on an emergency scene and each person’s assignments’ best describes:
An accountability system
NFIRS stands for
National Fire Incident Reporting System
An accurate well-written report is valuable when?
Years after the incident a firefighter is called to testify at a deposition
Fire reports are considered public record under the
Freedom of Information Act
How quickly situational members exposed to fire weaken is determined by all the following factors EXCEPT:
Color
Which of the following building would you suspect contains heavy, concentrated loads affecting floor strength?
Factory
Water will stop charring/burning and _________ strength of the wood
Does not effect
Rapid cooling of masonry
walls using water application:
Can cause cracks weakening and
instability of the structure
Cast Iron Construction:
May crack or shatter when cooled rapidly or when water is spilled
Steel structural members:
Being to deform near or above 1000 degrees F
Concrete Construction:
Begin to spall near or above 1000 degrees F
Which wall system
is more difficult to breach?
Plaster on lath
The test load the horizontal bending test of ground ladders is ______pounds
350
Generally, a residential story will average __________ feet per story
8-10
Generally, at a residential building the distance from the floor to the windowsill is about ________ feet
3
Generally, a commercial story will average _________ feet from floor to floor
12
When all factors are considered, the __________ foot extension ladder emerges as the most versatile of all extension ladders
35
Factors that most commonly damage hose include:
A. Mildew
B. Heat exposure
C. Chemical exposure
D. All of the above
The _________is the NFPA standard for inspection, are and use of the fire hose, couplings, and nozzles and the service testing of fire hose
1962
During hose testing, hose lines should not extend more than ______ feet per line
300
Every length of hose should have a hose record that should contain all of the following EXCEPT:
Cost when purchased
A Pitot gauge is used to measure _______ pressure:
Flow
The Pitot gauge is inserted into the stream’s midpoint and out about
Half the distance of the diameter of the port
In Q=29,83 x c x d2 x square root of p ‘Q’ stands for:
Gallons
Flow pressure is defined as:
The amount of pressure created by moving water
Static pressure is defined as:
The observed static pressure in a water distribution system during a period of normal demand
Residual pressure is defined as:
The pressure that exists in the
distribution system, measured as the residual hydrant a the time the flow readings are taken at the flow hydrant
The _______ pound head of an axe or sledgehammer is best for forcible entry
8
The ________ inch Halligan bar is best for forcible entry
30
The ________tool is intended for spreading doors
Rabbet
The most common size for bolt cutters is ________ inches
36
All tools must be inspected _______ for condition, cracks in the handles, burrs in the metal, and loose heads
Regularly
Follow _________ for inspection and maintenance of all forcible entry tools
Manufacturer’s recommendations
Use a _________ to maintain the proper profile and cutting edge
File
Keep all metal parts _______ to prevent rust
Lightly oiled
Wood tool handles should be treated with:
Boiled linseed oil
Oil should be applied to the
_______ surface of striking tools
Striking
Never enter a fire building without a:
Tool
Anytime you pass through a door:
Chock it
Removal of smoke, heat, and toxic gasses will _______ to a potential victim who is unconscious
Add survival time
Removal of smoke, heat, and toxic gases will _______
Minimize the chance of flashover, back draft, smoke explosion
Vertical ventilation of stairways, hallways, and any paths of egress and ingress are:
A priory
Firefighters can be confronted with unforeseen circumstances that will delay ventilation activities. Which of the following will NOT delay vertical ventilation?
Scuttles or skylights
Which of the following considerations that must be made when conducting ventilation operations are most important?
Location of fire within the structure
When should offensive and defensive fire operations be combined at the same incident?
Never
The first ‘E’ in RECEO stands for:
Exposures
Many flammable gasses are a product of:
Flammable liquids
Flammable gas pressures range from 200 PSI to:
1,000 PSI
BLEVE stands for:
Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion
As fire impinges on a tank, heat increases inside the tank resulting in a pressure increase and the liquid begins to:
Expand
Compressed gas cylinders are quipped with a relief valve or a _____ in the event that a cylinder is over pressurized
Frangible disk
Trained investigators should be
utilized when?
On every structure fire
To avoid disturbing or destroying evidence, delay _________ until the origin and cause of the fire have been determined
Overhaul operations
Once the area of origin is identified, the search for ______ can begin
Possible causes
Which definition best describes Physical Evidence?
Items that can be observed, photographed, measured Collected, examined in a laboratory, and presented in court
Evidence may be contaminated (altered from its original state) if ________
Moved
When performing a fire safety survey in a private residence which of the following is a life safety hazard?
Exterior and interior keyed dead bolts
When performing a fire safety survey in a private residence which of the following is a life safety hazard?
Multiple, chained extension cords
Smoke alarms should be installed in all locations except:
Kitchen
Buildings surveys allow firefighters the opportunity to enter buildings and businesses and:
See the layout and plan for emergences
Operation EDITH stands for:
Exit Drills In The Home
Public education efforts should be
Tailored to the community
Accurate diagrams in pre-incident surveys should:
Identify the most efficient and alternate routes for apparatus to take
A river, lake or stream is an example of a __________ water source
Surface
A _________ is designed to automatically distribute water
through sprinklers placed at set intervals on a system of piping, usually in the ceiling area, to extinguish or control the spread of fire
Sprinkler system
A _________ is designed to notify occupants of a fire
Fire alarm
Alarm initiation devices may be:
A. Manually operating
B. Automatically operating
C. Neither
D. Both
On a pre-plan building diagram the initials ‘AFA’ indicate:
Automatic fire alarm
A device to speed the operation of the dry pipe valve by detecting the decrease in air pressure.
Accelerator
Air under pressure replaces the water in the system to protect against freezing temperatures
Dry Pipe System
A control valve that is mounted on a post case with a small window reading either ‘OPEN’ or ‘SHUT’
Post Indicator Valve (PIV)
Company members must watch each other for signs of:
A. Fatigue
B. Unsafe acts
C. Freelancing
D. All of the above
Upon reaching a firefighter in the hazard zone who is the subject of a mayday, firefighters should first assess for:
Adequacy of breathing air (SCBA)
RIT/RIC should carry a SCBA for a distressed member. This SCBA should include
A spare cylinder
The member leading the RIT/RIC should be equipped with a:
TIC
The Advanced Technician Firefighter’s guidelines for technical rescue operations includes:
Work within the Incident Command System
At a technical rescue incident, it is the responsibility of first arriving firefighters to
Securing an area of a least 300 feet
At a technical rescue incident, first arriving firefighters may use which of the following techniques EXCEPT:
Entering the water
At a structural Collapse Rescue, a firefighter’s six-sided approach to surveying the structure includes all of the following EXCEPT
Inside
